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Pillar of the Community
United States
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So, on my recent purchase of a full roll of Maples, I was shocked to find out that every one of them had milk spots, including on the edges.There's even one that looks like the queen sneezed. I really want to clean these (there's no more telling me not to!) so I went over the forums and saw that MS70 is one of the choices. So can someone tell me, from past experiences or whatnot, does MS70 remove the milk stains?     |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Dear God, do NOT use that MS70 crap on these or they'll be ruined IMO. If it doesn't come off with acetone, live with it.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3098 Posts |
And when you look at the photos, would those be considered cleaning marks?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
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Return the coins to the dealer!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3098 Posts |
I got these off a private transaction, so I don't think there's any chance of returning them.
Now all I want to know is how to clean them, because the last think I want to do is to look at the ugly coins I got stuck with.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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since you are determined to use it, I have used MS-70 before, it is more like a detergent than anything else and if you rinse it thoroughly it won't leave residue on the coin. I don't know about milk spots but I do know it will not remove a finger print or anything like that. I have used MS-70 and have sent the coins that I used MS-70 on to PCGS and NGC and they all came back slabbed. MS-70 doesn't eat away at the metal like Ez-est or anything
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Valued Member
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I always try gunk off or acetone before using anything else, since these two chemicals will in no way harm metal. If it doesn't come off, by all means try and use MS-70, but keep in mind sometimetimes experiments go arwy.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well, I've already gave them an alcohol bath, and that hasn't seem to work yet. Is acetone different from alcohol (isopropryl rubbing).
ugh... I WANT TO GET RID OF THE MILK SPOTS!!
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Valued Member
Singapore
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let us know how your cleaning turns out... I have a sneezed on king :)
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Moderator
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Milk spots are an artifact of the planchet washing process. As far as anyone knows, it's not possible to remove them without ruining the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm with SuperDave, from all the reading I have done, there is nothing to remove the spots, besides melting the coin down
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Is acetone different from alcohol (isopropryl rubbing). Yes, completely different. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Valued Member
United States
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Sorry to say but milk spots are next to impossible to remove from Proof strike coins. I've been in the coin biz since 1954 and have seen (and done) some of the most horific attempts to clean coins throughout the years. It takes a long time for it to sink in that you usually end up worse than you started. I would try to return it if it wasn't advertised as "impaired" in some way. Just my humble old timers opinion.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Dude, I have those milkspots on my maple too!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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So called Milk Spots can be different on coins. Some are from one thing and some from others. Some are now part of the coin and some just stains. Regardless, if you prize those coins, be carefull. you can acquire Acetone from almost any place that deals with paints. Do a search on this forum for methods and usages of Acetone. Now here is my Two Cents on removing those type of stains. I've found a few Mercury dimes some time back with what looked like Milk Spots. Since not really valuable ones I tried the following? Soaked in Distilled water for a few days. No results. Soaked in Acetone for a few days. No results. Soaked in Paint Thinner for a few days. No results. Soaked in Jewlery Cleaner from Walmart for a few days. The one that states "For Silver Only, do not emerse for more than 10 Seconds". No results. My next attempt will be baking soda and water solution. by now not much to loose. The dimes now look like they've been polished with auto polish. |
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Posted 12/07/2008 10:42 pm
